The Russellville Democrat., 1887-02-02
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LOCAL LINES.
This is Cupid's month.

This is Cupid's month.
 Mrs. Dr. Hill is reported quite sick.
 The blue lodge meets Saturday night.
 1.-The early gardener will soon be in his glory.
 Miss Jennie Thach is visiting in Little Rock
 Miss Fife Haney is visiting Little Rock friends this week.
 The city dads will meet in regular conclave next Thursday night.
 Deer hunting closed on the 1st. Quails can be hunted emonth longer.
 -G. w. Berryman, Esq, left this mornlng on professional trip to Little Rock.
 --St. Valentines day will soon furn- isfi amusement for the young and chagrin for the old. Cotton continues to come and our merchants continue to pay good prices for all that is offered.
 There was great deal of cotton brought to town last week and business was perceptably better.
 -Mr. J. E. Battenfeld went to Little Rock Sunday to meet his wife, who was returning from Lexington, Ky.
 Rev. NJ. NJ. Morphis, of MorriIton, has been called to the care of the C. r. church at Paris, Texas, and will ac- cept.
 MT. L. NJ. Smith went down to Little Rock Monday, and of course took peep at the solons in the legislative halls.
 --Mr. Frank Bell has severed his con nection with J. NJ. White S Son. He is spending a few days in Dover this week.
 A. E. Luker G Son have added grist mill to their ginning and blaming establishment, and are now ready for grinding.
 --Mr. C.. E. Howell returned last Friday from flying trip to Jefferson Springs, the seat of his large lumber interests.
 Road overseers are respectfully in- formed that many of the county roads need work. Good roads speak well for any commodity.
 Mr. Jno. w. Quinn has bought Dr. J. II. Potts so acre bottom farm ad- joining the lands of Mrs. Mason in up- per Holly Bend.
 Only eight more days in which to pay taxes and the rush at Dover Is pleasant to behold--to the man with d receipt in his pocket.
 --The tax assessor begins his rounds in this county the Eth inst. All prop erty on hand the lst of Feb. is subject to taxation this year. --Hon. H. NJ. Jacoway of the Darda- nelle Land Office was over Friday ship ping the last quarters receipts of his office to head quarters.
 The Pacific express company on the lst inst, placed it's service on the Fort smith railway in lieu of the South ern, and rates are greatly reduced.
 Muster Ben Wordsworth is learn ing the mysteries of type setting in this office. He gives promise of becoming an efficient typo ill the near future.
 --Mr. Barnette, representing the Standard publishing House of Little Rock, was in town on business last Monday. He favored us with pleas ant call.
 The s'oldest inhabitant" boldly as- serts that the present. winter has beat the record i'll point of dry weather. He looks for heavy rain falls in the spring.
 The great bulk of the weather prophets are prophesying bad weather in the spring, busing their prognosti- cations of the beautiful weather the past two weeks.
 Elsewhere MT. B. V. Rewly adver- tises for an estray mare. Read his mo- tice and if You know the whereabouts Of such an animal communicate with MT. B. at once.
 = For the first time in about eight weeks Mir. Alya Russell greeted his friends on the streets last Monday, and they were glad to see him. He is i'm proving pretty fast. --Mr. and Mrs. Emmet White were down from Dover, visiting last week. MT. White returned home Saturday ac- companied by his mother, and Mrs. White returned yesterday.
 -Mr. D. l.. Bourland the gentle manly and vigorous Supt. of the Dar- danelle and Russellyille railroad, was in town Friday, and caught us in the grasp of his good humoi and kind favor.
 Purify your blood, tone up the sys- tenn. and regulate the digestive organs by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. Sold by all druggists. For sale by w. C.. Weimer.
 --There has been quite n gratifying l increase in the membership of the K. X l.. of II. within the past month, and more to follow. We learn that the lodge of K. of II. Is growing right fast too.
 Horses and mules for sale. Apply to R. J. Wilson. [feb2S
 --Mr. F. l.. Bottoms returned from Racket City, Sebastian county, Satur- day, from tour of inspection. Com ing back, he reports it not sufficiently attracting to take him away from Rus sellyille.
 WE POSITIVELY SAY NO MORE | CREDIT until old scores are paid.
 J. NJ. HARKEY & BRO.
 --It's the war of the pumps-now in- stead of the war of the roses. Two al- ready inhabit The public we'll, and ru- mors of more 10 come. Mir. R. Boswell owns one anG Messrs. Truhitt and Me- Kinney the other.
 1.-Two secondhand wagons for sale at Oates X Oates, tor cash, or will ex- change for corn. Febl6 --Russellville is especially fortunate | in having polite and attentive railroad officials Messrs. Mcdonald and Leon- ard are as kind and obliging as they are good looking and that is snyin0 a